They parody Sonic the Hedgehog and his friends, lampooning elements of the series and putting the characters in adult-themed situations (e.g. Tails getting drunk.) The first film, Sonic Uncut, shows Sonic trying to have a normal day at home but has to deal with Tails' Angst, and the sudden visit of Knuckles the Echidna and a very violent Shadow the Hedgehog.

Sonic Uncut 2 involves Sonic winning a vacation to Mexico thanks to Dr. Eggman's sudden kindness and generosity. He takes Tails, Knuckles, Amy Rose and Shadow with him, the group find their vacation isn't all that pleasant with Tails' poor treatment at the airport, the racial stereotypes, Knuckles getting his hands on a paintball gun, and the following night at a local bar.

Sonic Uncut 3 introduces Cream the Rabbit and Metal Sonic, along with numerous cameos of other characters. Tails builds three flashy cars for Sonic, Knuckles and Shadow, and after beating Metal Sonic in a drag race, Sonic decides to throw a celebration party. Tails once again becomes the Butt-Monkey of the piece as the other characters start to makeout with one another. The shorts and other works by their creator can be found here.

Ax-Crazy: Shadow. In Sonic Uncut, Shadow reveals he killed a bellboy in France and plots to murder Sonic, eventually knocking him out with a phone and then punching his kidneys in offscreen.

In Sonic Uncut 3, whilst talking to Cream, Shadow reveals his Dark and Troubled Past (completely different from the one in Sonic Adventure 2) and then goes into a monologue about he very violently killed some bullies, much to Cream's horror.

Butt-Monkey: Tails is treated like this in all three shorts. In Sonic Uncut 2, Tails is drugged by a guard to go in the cargo bay, mauled offscreen by dogs, and then thrown in a luggage compartment by another guard just as the plane goes through a "very turbulent cloud".

Cloud Cuckoolander: Everyone is a little more or less nuts. Shadow is a gun-toting Ax-Crazy sociopathic murderer who wants Sonic dead, Knuckles likes shooting dwarfs, Amy is a Genki Girl, and Tails is implied to have a history of mental instability. Sonic is the closest thing to the Only Sane Man but goes a little nuts in the first short when he realises Shadow wants to kill him.

Make-Out Kids: Everyone in the third short start making out and poor Tails just wants a place for some peace and quiet, the ending implying he may have to protect his beloved bi-plane from a horny Shadow and Maria.

Metal Detector Checkpoint: The airport security scene in Sonic Uncut 2. Sonic manages to bamboozle the checkpoint guard by holding up a power ring (from the games), but Shadow drops a heap of weapons in front of the guard and is promptly beaten up offscreen.

Mood Whiplash: The talk between Cream and Shadow. First, Shadow explains his tragic childhood, only to reveal how he got bloody vengeance on his tormentors, and then cutting back to a more somber atmosphere where he and Cream bond. Only for Sonic to call Shadow down to try out Tails' racing cars and Shadow runs off, leaving a confused Cream behind.

Mythology Gag: Sonic is stopped at a metal detector in the airport, and pulls out a Power Ring.

Sonic and Metal Sonic race one another in sports cars - a possible nod to Sonic Drift.

Overreacting Airport Security: Oh boy, yeah. Tails and Shadow suffer a lot. Although given the assload of weapons Shadow dropped, his beating wasn't as much of an overreaction.

Room Full of Crazy: With Sonic going crazy, and Shadow wanting to kill him, and Tails acting like an emo, Knuckles is the only character in the first short to get out sane.

Screw This, I'm Outta Here!: Shadow leaps out a window at the end of Sonic Uncut 2, apparently having participated in the Vietnam War and is terrified of a reprisal when someone knocks on the hotel room door.

South of the Border: All the characters in Mexico are stereotypes. It is lampshaded by the hotel manager who calls the heroes "racist American bastards."

Community

Tropes HQ

TVTropes is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available from thestaff@tvtropes.org. Privacy Policy